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Hitler Becomes Chancellor
Hitler becomes dictator of Germany and is highly influential. His party ,Nazi party, rules Germany -
Nuremberg Laws in effect against Jews
The Nuremberg laws included, German citizens could not marry a jew,and jew's were to be stripped of citizenship. These laws were essentially the start of the Jewish extermination. -
Italy into Ethiopia
Italy invaded Ethiopia after adopting Hitlers plans to expand territory. The goal was to improve Italian national prestige. -
Italy, Germany & Japan signed Anti-Comintern Pact, against Russia
This was a pact signed to go against the Soviet Union. In case of an attack by the Soviet Union against these countries, Japan and Germany agreed to consult on what measures to take "to safeguard their common interests". They also agreed that neither of them would make any political treaties with the Soviet Union -
Germany takes over Austria with no fighting
Germany takes over Austria with no fighting, Germans believed the key to power included expanding their territory. -
Full invasion and takeover of Czechoslovakia
On September 30, 1938, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, French Premier , and British Prime Minister, signed the Munich Pact, this pact attempted to hand over Czechoslovakia to the Nazis in the name of peace. This handed over Czeckslovakia to Germany and allowed Germany to dominate them. On March 15th 1939, at a meeting with the president of Czech, Hilter threatened to bomb the capitol unless he received free entry for german troops to Czech borders. He received this and the Nazis enter Czech. -
German-Soviet Non-Aggression pact
Hitler and Stalin sign the Nazi-Soviet non-aggression pact, this agreement was a promise that if Hitler invaded Poland he would eliminate the 'undesirables' and give Stalin the eastern portion. Hitler later invaded Poland through the east. Shocking everyone. -
Germany invades Poland with Blitzkrieg warfare
German invades Poland with Blitzkrieg warfare, German units, with more than 2,000 tanks and over 1,000 planes, broke through Polish defenses along the border and advanced on Warsaw in a huge encirclement attack. After lots of shelling and bombing, Warsaw surrendered to the Germans on September 27, 1939. -
Britain declares war on Germany
Britain declares war on Germany after Germany invades Poland -
Battle of the Atlantic
This battle started on September 3rd 1939 and lasted the duration of the war. This battle was essential to the allies victory. Germany and the Britain both fought for control of the Atlantic. As Britain's supplies were being sent in convoy's across the Atlantic, Germany thought if they could stop the transportation of supplies their victory would be assured. -
Canada declares war on Germany
Canada declares war on Germany after Germans torpedoed passenger ship en route to Montreal, killing 112 people including 4 Canadians. -
Battle of Britain
The Germans goal in this battle was to weaken British air defense to prepare for an invasion. They bombed harbors and shipping facilities before bombing aircraft factories and airfields. They also bombed cities such as London. Canada was one of the countries which supplied pilots in this battle. This battle took the lives of over 23 000 people. -
Invasion of Soviet Union
Under the code name Operation "Barbarossa," Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union, in the largest German military operation of World War II.Germany wanted the permanent destruction of this threat to Germany. -
Pearl Harbor Attack
This surprise attack on the coast of Hawaii by the Japanese against the United States. The purpose of this attack was to keep the USA from interfering with Japan's plans to expand territory. More than 2400 Americans died in this attack. -
Japanese-Canadian Internment
After the attack on Pearl Harbour, many Canadians worried that Japanese-Canadians were spies. Even thought most Japanese-Canadians had never been to Japan in their life, and have no ties to the country. Many were sent back to Japan, or put in labour camps -
Battle of El Alamein
German forces threaten to seize Egypt. This was a battle between the British empire and the Germany-Italy army, to seize control of North Africa -
Battle of Stalingrad
This battle lasted from July 17 1942- February 2 1943. It was a successful Soviet defense of the city Stalingrad. Russians consider it to be the greatest battle of their Great Patriotic War, and most historians consider it to be the greatest battle of the entire war. This battle was one of the bloodiest in history, with around 2 million casualties. -
Dieppe Raid
This was an Allied attack on the German occupied port Dieppe. This was one of the first battles Canada fought in in WW2 -
Italian Campaign
This was the name of the allied operations in and around Italy. The allies invaded the mainland of Italy, leading to the surrender of German Armed Forces in Italy in May 1945. Around 60,000–70,000 Allied and 38,805-150,660 German soldiers died in Italy -
D-Day
This battle was the allies operation to seize western-Europe from Nazi Germany. The invasion was one of the largest amphibious military assaults in history. Which requires extensive planning and supplies -
Germany Surrenders
On this day Germany surrenders after realizing they would not be able to win. -
Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
With the consent of the United Kingdom, the united states bombed two Japan cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Killing at least 120 000 people
